This is a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern on Bob Brookmeyer's career as a composer, trombonist, arranger, and teacher.

This is a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance, and Dan Morgenstern on the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

This is a documentary about Bob Brookmeyer's compositional techniques. The film explores how Bob Brookmeyer composes, teaches a big band how to play his music, and gives a small bit of the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. The documentary includes a performance at the Missouri Theatre of Bob Brookmeyer's 2009 commissioning by the Bob Brookmeyer and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

This is a performance from the 2 hour concert featuring the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra live at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia, Missouri. Dan Morgenstern is the host of the event. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra performs “Mean What You Say" written by Thad Jones.

This video is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance, and Dan Morgenstern on the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob talks about the New Arts Orchestra.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob discusses European Jazz.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob discusses Wynton Marsalis.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob talks about his 2009 Commissioning by the National Endowment for the Arts.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob shares about the late Earle Brown, a major force in contemporary music since the early 1950s.

This video is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance, and Dan Morgenstern on the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob discusses his early music career.

In this clip from "A Suite for Three - A Documentary on Bob Brookmeyer", Bob Brookmeyer talks with Dan Morgenstern about his 2009 commissioning to write new music for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. The forum is followed by a performance of "Suite for Three - Part 2."

This is a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance, and Dan Morgenstern discussing the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. In this clip Dan Morgenstern introduces John Mosca and Douglas Purviance and congratulates the band on their 2009 Grammy.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob shares about Thad Jones and Mel Lewis

In this clip from "A Suite for Three - A Documentary on Bob Brookmeyer", Bob Brookmeyer talks with Dan Morgenstern about the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. The forum is followed by a performance of "Suite for Three - Part 1."

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob Brookmeyer's talks of Thad Jones.

This is a performance from the 2 hour concert featuring the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra live at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia, Missouri. Dan Morgenstern is the host of the event. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra performs "Extra Credit” by Jim McNeely.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob Brookmeyer discusses playing valve trombone.

This video is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance, and Dan Morgenstern. Dan Morgenstern discusses the longevity of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.